The gunfire was among the first in a slew of shootings that happened between July 4 and the next morning, leaving four people with gunshot wounds.

By the end of the weekend, 13 people were shot.

The violence also prompted a public dispute between the police union and Mayor Kathy Sheehan and acting Police Chief Robert Sears over policing policy.

During the arrest, police said, Vanhoesen refused to put his hands behind his back, struggled with the officers and attempted to get about 20 people in the vicinity to engage with police and help him get away.

Police saidVanhoesen fired several shots around Central Avenue and Lark Street shortly before 10 p.m. July 4, and a 26-year-old woman was hit in the leg. The victim flagged down first responders at Washington Avenue and Henry Johnson, and was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

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Vanhoesen was charged with assault and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies, in connection to the July 4 shooting, police said. He also was charged with criminal possession of marijuana, inciting a riot, obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest, all misdemeanors, for his interaction with police on July 11.

Vanhoesen was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court, and sent to Albany County jail.